ζ-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , ζ-Cap will become visible at around 17:26 (EST), 24° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:32.
Name
ζ-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
Right ascension: | 21h26m40s [3] |
Declination: | −22°24'40" [3] |
Constellation: | Capricornus |
Magnitude: | 3.75 (V) [3] 5.03 (BT) [2] 3.86 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 118.2 parsec 385.3 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.00 |
Proper motion (speed): | 18.2 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 353.0° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -1.61 |
Sources